Hundreds of vehicles leave Jammu for Srinagar, no vehicle from opposite direction

Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials, left Jammu Sunday morning for Kashmir valley as only one-way traffic will continue on Srinagar-Jammu national highway till further orders, a traffic police official said.
However, the national highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir and 86-km-long historic Mughal road remained closed.
Keeping in view the condition of road besides avalanche warning issued on Saturday evening for next 24 hours, it was decided to continue only one-way traffic on the highway, official told UNI this morning.
He said today vehicles will ply from Jammu to Srinagar only and no vehicle from opposite direction, including security force convoy, would be allowed. However, people are directed contact traffic police and Police Control Room (PCR) before starting their journey on the highway, he said.
Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks loaded with essentials, left different parts of Jammu region for Kashmir valley. Because there is still threat of landslides besides road widening and repair work was a continuous process, it was decided to allow only one-way traffic on the highway till further orders, he said.
Therefore, no vehicle will be allowed from Srinagar to Jammu today, he said.
Traffic on the highway was resumed only on Friday after remaining suspended for about four days due to snow and landslides. There were small landslides even yesterday also which were removed immediately, headed.
Meanwhile, the national highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir remained closed since December last year. There was fresh snowfall at Sonamarg, Zojila pass and Meenmarg on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway early this week. The road is also very slippery due to below freezing temperature, officials said adding the road is likely to reopen after April.
Meanwhile, the 86-km-long historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region also remained closed since December last year.